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"  In the November 2009 issue of\u00A0The National Notary\u00A0magazine, we asked Notaries across the nation to join us in an online conversation examining the most pressing issues affecting you today. The Notaries have now spoken. Thousands of people took part in the NNA\u2019s online poll, with half of all Notaries surveyed saying liability is their biggest concern.   More than 40 percent of participants rated liability as the most important issue affecting them, with education coming in second at 26 percent. Liability and education were given significantly higher concern than other issues, with new technology in third place at 12 percent, economy and other issues at 9 and 6 percent respectively, and public perception at 4 percent.   However, as one Iowa Notary pointed out, many of these issues are interconnected for Notaries. \u201CI believe if the correct education is out there and available for everyone, the liability concerns will lessen,\u201D the Iowa Notary said.   Several poll participants also expressed concerns about employers who pressure Notaries to perform improper acts for the convenience of customers and clients. \u201CEmployers should not coerce Notaries into notarizing documents of employees who are not present!\u201D a Notary from New York wrote. \u201CMore companies should take the notarization of\u00A0any\u00A0document much more seriously.\u201D   Here is the final breakdown of votes:   \u00A0               Liability         43 percent               Education         26 percent               The Economy         9 percent               Public Perception         4 percent               New Technology         12 percent               Other         6 percent         \u00A0 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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